install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install proton-pass-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#proton-pass-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/proton-pass-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Proton.ProtonPass.CLI -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Proton.ProtonPass.CLI · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line interface for Proton Pass

Project links

Commands and aliases

pass-cli

history

Project history and usage

Proton Pass CLI is Proton's command-line client for managing Proton Pass vaults, items, permissions, and secrets from interactive shells and automated workflows.

Project history

Proton announced Proton Pass CLI on November 25, 2025 as a terminal interface for retrieving and managing vaults, items, secrets, and permissions. Development then broadened the developer workflow with Personal Access Tokens, SSH-agent capabilities, improved session management, and additional automation features.

Adoption history

Proton launched the CLI in response to requests for terminal access to Proton Pass data, targeting development, scripting, servers, containers, deployments, and CI/CD. Official installation support and later Homebrew packaging brought it into conventional developer package workflows.

How it is used

Authenticate with `pass-cli login`, then list and manage vaults and items or reference fields with `pass://vault/item/field`. The CLI can inject secrets into environments and templates, operate in headless automation, and expose vault-stored SSH keys through its SSH-agent workflow.

Why package nerds care

Proton Pass CLI turns an end-to-end encrypted consumer and team vault into a scriptable Unix-style tool. Secret references, template and environment injection, Personal Access Tokens, and SSH-agent support connect password-manager data to deployment and automation workflows without requiring a graphical client.

Timeline

2025-11-25: Proton publicly introduced Proton Pass CLI.
2026-04: Personal Access Token support and a networking/session-management overhaul arrived.
2026: The CLI expanded its SSH-agent, automation, folder, export, and agent-oriented capabilities.

Related projects

Proton Pass supplies the encrypted vault service and graphical clients used with the CLI.
Proton's install-cli-action installs the CLI in GitHub Actions workflows.
The CLI can act as an SSH agent or load vault-stored keys into an existing SSH agent.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for proton-pass-cli. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: ~/.local/share/proton-pass-cli/.session/
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/proton-pass-cli/.session/

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`pass-cli`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04

manager version2.5.1

manager updated2026-11-03

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected2.7.0

https://github.com/protonpass/pass-cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:proton-pass-cli
Version	2.5.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/proton-pass-cli
Homepage	https://protonpass.github.io/pass-cli/
Repository	https://github.com/protonpass/pass-cli
Upstream docs	https://protonpass.github.io/pass-cli/
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/protonpass/pass-cli/archive/refs/tags/2.7.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-11-03T14:07:24Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openssl@4
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	proton-pass-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

proton-pass-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#proton-pass-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Proton Pass Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proton-pass-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Proton.ProtonPass.CLI

winget install --id Proton.ProtonPass.CLI -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Proton Pass Cli

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Proton.ProtonPass.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/proton-pass-cli.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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